Minden Medical Center
An acute care hospital in Minden, Louisiana 71055
No 1 Medical Plaza, Minden, Louisiana 71055. (318) 377-2321.
- Medicare payments cut under the HAC Reduction Program (fiscal year 2026)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 3of 5 patient survey rating
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years
- 92 beds
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean3
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
The last inspection on record was on Mar 2, 2026: a complaint inspection.
1 deficiency cited in the last three years.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2026. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Mar 2, 2026: complaint inspection1 deficiency
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Patient Rights: Care In Safe Setting
The inspectors’ words, 976 words
“PATIENT RIGHTS: CARE IN SAFE SETTING CFR(s): 482.13(c)(2) The patient has the right to receive care in a safe setting. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 20310 Based on record review and interview, the hospital failed to ensure that patients recieved care in a safe setting as evidenced by failing to provide the appropriate supplies for a patient who required a procedure. As a result, this patient suffered a delayed recovery and had to undergo a second procedure, leading to an increased length of stay in the hospital (Patient #2). Findings: Review of the Emergency Department record revealed Patient #2 was a 14 year old male who presented to the emergency room on 11/15/25 at 3:07pm with a chest injury after a dirt bike accident with complaint that he could not breathe really well. He was evaluated in the emergency room and found to have a left-sided rib fracture and pneumothorax. Emergency staff placed a chest tube, and he was admitted for pain control, pulmonary toilet. Review of the notes revealed at 4:43pm, Patient #2 received procedural sedation with insertion of a 16 French chest tube, introduced in left chest wall, anterolateral, set to pleur-e-vac, dressed with saline gauze, foam tape. At 4:54pm, S1MD made the decision to hospitalize for observation. A chest xray was performed to confirm placement and Patient #2 left the emergency department at 5:53pm and was admitted to ICU with a diagnosis of traumatic pneumothorax and fracture of one rib, left side - 7th rib. Review of the History & Physical dated 11/15/25 at 7:53pm by S2MD revealed the post chest-tube x-ray showed the tube was probably in just a little bit too far and the pneumothorax was still intact. A computed tomography of the chest was obtained to further evaluate the chest tube placement, and it was probably about 6 or 7cm too far going down toward the diaphragm. S2MD documented she thought the position was keeping it from working properly. She removed the dressing and pulled the chest tube back by about 4 inches. At that point, she noted it should be sitting probably in the midportion of the chest. A clean airtight dressing was applied. Review of the Progress note dated 11/16/25 revealed the chest tube output was only about 20cc, not as much as expected. She noted she could not really see an air leak, but it is a different kind of Thora-Seal, and she wasn’t quite sure. The pneumothorax was resolved and the chest tube was in good position. She planned to keep the chest tube to suction to get a little over full 24 hours of suction and repeat the chest x-ray in the morning. Review of the Progress note dated 11/17/25 (hospital day 3) revealed as S2MD was looking at the chest tube, she didn’t identify an air leak, but noted it was a different type of system and it was difficult to be sure if it was leaking. Plan was to take the chest tube off suction this morning, get a chest x-ray, and if his lung looks good, repeat it in 6 hours, hopefully being able to remove the chest tube. Review of the Progress note dated 11/18/25 by S2MD (hospital day 4) revealed Patient #2 had a litttle bit of crackles in the left lung, but clears with coughing. Chest tube site was clean. Chest x-ray showed no residual pneumothorax. Plan to continue suction for another 24 hours and then attempt to water seal. Progress note dated 11/19/25 by S3MD (hospital day 5) revealed on hospital day 3 the chest tube was taken off suction and the patient had reoccurrence of the pneumothorax. Handoff of patient care happened on hospital day 4 with the plan for patient to be on suction until this morning. “This morning, I ordered the chest tube to be placed to water seal with plans to get a chest x-ray in 2 hours to monitor for early recurrence of phemothorax. At 45 minutes from being on water seal, the patient had shortness of breath and stat chest x-ray showed recurrence of the pneumothorax. I ordered the chest tube to be placed back to suction. The patient was then asymptomatic. Discussed with mom and patient the risks, benefits and alternatives of going to the operating room tom remove the current non functioning chest tube and replace with a functioning chest tube. This would include closing the defect as I believe the defect is too large and allowing air to go into the chest cavity whenever the tube is on water seal. They decided to proceed with intervention.” Review of the Operative note dated 11/20/25 revealed a 20French chest tube was placed, old (16French) chest tube removed. Review of the Discharge Summary dated 11/23/25 revealed Patient#2 presented through the emergency room with a small left pneumothorax. Chest tube placement attempt resulted in chest tube dysfunction and multiple repositioning. He was admitted to the hospital for chest tube management. After 2 unsuccessful water-seal trials he went back to the operating room for removal and replacement of his dysfunctional chest tube with a new chest tube. He passed his water-seal trial 24 hours after and then passed post chest tube removal 48 hours later. He was discharged home with plans to follow up in 2 weeks for suture removal. On 02/25/2026 at 2:00pm, an interview with S1MD confirmed that he provided care for Patient #2 in the Emergency Department on 11/15/2025. He confirmed that he needed a pigtail chest tube to address the pneumothorax, but none were available in the hospital supply. Because the hospital failed to have the pigtail chest tube available, he had to use a larger bore tube, which didn’t function as well and caused a delay in recovery for Patient #2, requiring an extra procedure to replace the tube, which led to a longer hospital stay.”
All 3 inspections in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
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| Mar 2, 2026 | Complaint inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Complaint inspection | No deficiencies cited |
How do patients fare?
- CMS’s overall CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System. for it is 2 of 5.
- Of the measures behind its CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System., CMS counts against the national value: mortality, 0 better and 0 worse of 5; safety of care, 0 better and 0 worse of 2; readmission, 0 better and 1 worse of 6.
- Patients rate it 3 of 5 in CMS’s patient survey (204 surveys completed, Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): 66% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10, and 65% would definitely recommend it.
- Infections, compared by CMS with the national benchmark (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025): C. diff infections, no different than national benchmark.
- CMS’s patient safety composite for serious complications, PSI 90, Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2024: no different than the national value.
- Deaths within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2025): heart failure 13.3%, pneumonia 16.9%, COPD 8%, stroke 12.4%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- Readmissions within 30 days, as CMS gives them (Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2025): heart failure 20.7%, pneumonia 18%, COPD 18.9%. CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for them in this release.
- After outpatient care, compared by CMS: unplanned hospital visits after a colonoscopy, no different than the national rate; unplanned hospital visits after outpatient surgery, no different than expected.
- Emergency department patients spent a median of 121 minutes there before leaving (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025), and 2% left before being seen.
- 66% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock got the care CMS measures, SEP-1 (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025).
- Medicare’s spending per patient here is 1.14 times the national median (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, Hospital General Information, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital and Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Complications and Deaths - Hospital and Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital. Released Sep 30, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5 | 2 of 5 |
| Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5 | 3 of 5 |
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Medicare-certified acute care hospital since Aug 10, 1970.
- Ownership: proprietary.
- It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency on record in the last three years.
- It has an inpatient rehabilitation unit of 12 beds, which CMS lists apart as a rehabilitation facility.
- Proprietary.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been penalized?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
- CMS cut its Medicare payments by 1% for fiscal year 2026 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, which does so for the quarter of hospitals that fare worst on conditions patients get in hospital.
- 1 deficiency cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | What | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Medicare payment reduction (HAC Reduction Program) | Fiscal year 2026: 1% of Medicare payments |
What do patients say about their care?
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In CMS’s patient survey, patients rate how well its nurses communicated 3 of 5.
- 76% of its health care workers got a flu shot (Oct 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025).
CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who owns it?
- Cameron Investments LLC owns 16% directly since Aug 1, 2018.
- Allegiance Health Management Inc. runs it.
- 9 owners or officers are people: Leonard Cox (corporate officer, 100%); Leonard Cox (corporate director, 100%); Leonard Cox (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Leonard Cox (runs it (operational or managerial control), 100%); Rock Bordelon (owns 5% or more directly, 80%); Donald Cameron (owns 5% or more through other companies, 16%); Donald Cameron (corporate officer); Donald Cameron (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Rock Bordelon (corporate officer).
- CMS’s Provider of Services file records 6 changes of ownership, the latest on Aug 1, 2018.
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Investments LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 16% | Aug 1, 2018 |
| Allegiance Health Management Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Aug 1, 2018 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 2 hospitals CMS lists in Webster Parish, 2 have an overall star rating from CMS: 1 rated 4 of 5, 1 rated 2 of 5.
- CMS rates this one 2 of 5.
CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Overall star rating |
|---|---|
| Springhill Medical Center | 4 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
- QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
- CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
- In its September 2026 release CMS gives no comparison with the national rate for death and readmission rates, though it gives the rates.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (xubh-q36u).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital.
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital (77hc-ibv8).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Complications and Deaths - Hospital (ynj2-r877).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital (632h-zaca).
Released Sep 30, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Timely and Effective Care - Hospital (yv7e-xc69).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary - Hospital (rrqw-56er).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program (yq43-i98g).
Released Aug 13, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated yearly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities (Hospital_and_other.DATA.Q3_2026.csv).
Released Oct 14, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies (Hospital_2567s_2010_to_2026YTD.xlsx).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital All Owners (Hospital_All_Owners_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital Enrollments (Hospital_Enrollments_2026.09.29.csv).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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